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new this morning just about a half hour ago chuck hagel was sworn in as secretary of defense. this is brand new video of hagel arriving at the pentagon. he was confirmed by the u.s. senate just yesterday after a very bitter seven week fight on capitol hill. hagel will make his first remark to defense employees two hour hours from right now. as secretary of defense his top priority will be dealing with $46 billion in budget cuts. they will kick in on friday unless congress takes action to avoid those cuts. we are hearing that more plans to avert the cuts could come out today. if congress does nothing in 48 hours, those automatic budget cuts known as sequestration become law. kyla cramp bell is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. kyla, what are you hearing? >> reporter: senate republicans we're told are working on a plan right now. they are finalizing details and could reveal their plan later today. it's likely that any bill they put out there will not -- house speaker john boehner says house republicans already voted to twice to make -- instead senate democrats to substance
new this morning just about a half hour ago chuck hagel was sworn in as secretary of defense. this is brand new video of hagel arriving at the pentagon. he was confirmed by the u.s. senate just yesterday after a very bitter seven week fight on capitol hill. hagel will make his first remark to defense employees two hour hours from right now. as secretary of defense his top priority will be dealing with $46 billion in budget cuts. they will kick in on friday unless congress takes action to avoid...
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they also want more information on chuck hagel's finances and the money he has received for speeches. many who voted to push off hagels confirmation say they will reverse their decision once they get their hands on all that information. only four republicans voted in favor in moving forward. he needed 60 votes to move forward. but he was two votes shy. president obama's hope is that the senate will vote to confirm hagel when they come back from recess on february 25th. >> i'm still presiding over a war afghanistan and we need a secretary of defense that is coordinating with our allies to make sure our troops are getting the strategy they deserve. >> reporter: what panetta has to say about all this. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:15. san leandro police are searching for a prisoner who escaped while being handcuffed. it happened around 7:00 last night. the suspect solomon of union city was arrested for a vehicle violation. he guilty out of his car and tried to run away. the officer handcuffed one of his hands when he broke loose and tried to grab the
they also want more information on chuck hagel's finances and the money he has received for speeches. many who voted to push off hagels confirmation say they will reverse their decision once they get their hands on all that information. only four republicans voted in favor in moving forward. he needed 60 votes to move forward. but he was two votes shy. president obama's hope is that the senate will vote to confirm hagel when they come back from recess on february 25th. >> i'm still...
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if uranium is connected that -- detected that could mean they are at an advanced stage. >>> chuck hagel will have to wait ten more days to find out if he is secretary of defense. as kyla campbell reports a filibuster led by republicans is causing the delay. kay -- kyla. >> reporter: only four republicans supported their former gop colleague. they want more information on hagels finances and the speeches he's given in recent years. they also want more details on how president obama responded to the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya this past september. so a vote won't happen until congress returns from recess the week of february 25th. that means out going secretary of defense leon panetta's retirement has been delayed. he has to head to the pentagon for another ten days. he seems to be taking it in stride. >> the second best valentines present would be to allow civil i have and i to get the hell out of town. [ laughter ] i feel like it's ground hog day around here. >> reporter: many senate republicans say they will vote to confirm hagel once they get their hands on t
if uranium is connected that -- detected that could mean they are at an advanced stage. >>> chuck hagel will have to wait ten more days to find out if he is secretary of defense. as kyla campbell reports a filibuster led by republicans is causing the delay. kay -- kyla. >> reporter: only four republicans supported their former gop colleague. they want more information on hagels finances and the speeches he's given in recent years. they also want more details on how president...
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. >>> they are due to vote in moving ahead with the confirmation of senator chuck hagel. after stalling the nomination for 12 days, late last night they said they would stop delaying the vote. if he is elected, he will replace leon panetta just days before massive cuts are due to hit the pentagon. >>> the building is at peer 27 and it will be the america's cup headquarters starting next month. this $90 million project will include arrays village, -- a race village and a place to dock all starting next year and ribbon cutting is set for early this morning. >> there are problems with the commute you should be aware of. and also the motorcycle crash is causing a big backup? >>> they are showing us a huge backup which has resulted in the two lanes being closed for a while and southbound is backed up out of hayward, the accident was near stevenson and the traffic is slow so if you are driving into the area you need to give yourself extra time and just getting onto the freeway you notice it's much more tight. again the lanes have been reopened and the two left lanes were closed
. >>> they are due to vote in moving ahead with the confirmation of senator chuck hagel. after stalling the nomination for 12 days, late last night they said they would stop delaying the vote. if he is elected, he will replace leon panetta just days before massive cuts are due to hit the pentagon. >>> the building is at peer 27 and it will be the america's cup headquarters starting next month. this $90 million project will include arrays village, -- a race village and a place...